Near Mindoro in La Crosse County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The Mindoro Cut

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 7, 2009

1. The Mindoro Cut Marker

Inscription. This cut, located at the highest point on state highway 108 between Mindoro and West Salem, is 74 feet deep and 25 feet wide. It was hand-hewn out of hard rock in 1907-08. All work was completed with only horse-drawn equipment and hand tools. As far as known it is the second largest hand-hewn cut in the nation.

Erected 1970 by the Mindoro 4-H Club. (Marker Number 79.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 43° 58.446′ N, 91° 5.723′ W. Marker is near Mindoro, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 108 and McClintock Road, on the right when traveling south on State Highway 108. Marker is at a small unpaved parking area along the highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mindoro WI 54644, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Wisconsin. It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Corn Belt,

in the Driftless Area — Bluff Country,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hamlin Garland (approx. 3.8 miles away); Village of Neshonoc (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Hamlin Garland (approx. 4.4 miles away); Hamlin Garland House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park

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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Stanley R. Christianson (approx. 5.4 miles away); Half Way Creek Parsonage Site (approx. 6.1 miles away); Luther College (approx. 6.3 miles away).

More about this marker. This is a Wisconsin Registered Landmark – Number 79. State/National Register of Historic Places #07000428; certification date May 15, 2007.

Base of the Mindoro Cut Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 7, 2009

2. Base of the Mindoro Cut Marker

Largest remaining
Hand Hewn Cut in U.S.A.

This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

The Mindoro Cut and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 7, 2009

3. The Mindoro Cut and Marker

The Mindoro Cut image. Click for full size.

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 7, 2009

4. The Mindoro Cut

Photographed by K. Linzmeier, October 7, 2009

5. The Mindoro Cut

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 3,668 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 26, 2009, by Keith L of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.